as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
convicted of sexual assault of a minor
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Raise the stakes for farmers There have been calls not just to hold farmers more accountable for H-2A violations, but also to reward the ones who comply with labor laws.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Moving too quickly without considering ethical implications can lead to biased algorithms or privacy violations.—
Andrew Dunn,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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These smears are contributing to our ICE law enforcement officers facing 1,000 percent increase in assaults against them.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sexual assaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20assaults. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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